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" HBO's epic series "Game of Thrones" now costs over $10 million per episode, meaning the showrunners spare no expense. This includes sending cast and crew alike to multiple continents and building elaborate sets using natural landscapes as the backdrop. Using released infographics along with a newly released app created by Northern Ireland Screen, we've charted the real life locations and paired them with stills from "Game of Thrones.

" Now fans can compare the real world with the lands of Westeros and Essos as we walk through some of the main landmarks. Scroll down to dive into the gorgeous locations in Northern Ireland, Croatia, Iceland, and Spain.
Mathematicians mapped out every “Game of Thrones” relationship to find the main character. Fans of the Game of Thrones books and TV series have long quarreled over who the true hero of the story is.

Daenerys? Tyrion? Jon Snow? Hodor? Every time a character seems to be developing into a protagonist, he or she is brutally killed (video). But several main characters remain. Andrew J. The books and HBO fantasy series, with their massive cast of characters, various shifting allegiances, and intricate relationship dynamics, were a perfect fit to be studied mathematically.

“This is a fanciful application of network science,” Beveridge told Quartz. The pair started by connecting characters every time they “interacted” in the third book of the series, A Storm of Swords. The resulting network structure (above) broke the characters into extremely accurate communities that show the geographical, familial, and even adversarial ties between them. “We didn’t tell it what the communities were, the network actually tells you what the communities are,” Beveridge said.
Vox talks Game of Thrones: Game of Thrones is back! In all senses of the word!
Every week, Todd VanDerWerff will be joined by two of Vox's other writers to discuss the latest episode of Game of Thrones over the course of that week.

Check out the recap for this episode here, and follow the whole discussion here. This week, Todd is joined by culture writer Kelsey McKinney and politics writer Andrew Prokop. Come back later today for thoughts from Kelsey and Andrew.
Facebook. Game of Social: Brands welcome the new 'Game of Thrones' season. Brace yourselves, “Game of Thrones” fans: the wait for the HBO hit series’ fifth season is almost over, with the premiere slated for Sunday night.

But you aren’t the only ones preparing for your Sunday nights to get bloody and sexy again. HBO itself is luring its fans and tapping into their excitement, asking them to catch Daenerys Targaryen’s missing dragon Drogon on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by capturing a GIF of his using the hashtag #CatchDrogon. Advertisement Moreover, like last year, several brands, platforms and publishers spinning their own puns and references — this time, several days in advance. Here’s how some brands are preparing for #ThronesDay.
A Game of Social Thrones. Game of Thrones Fans, Here’s Your Season Three Recap — In Emoji.

Understanding Game of Thrones as an American. Since Americans have a hard time understanding that a world exists outside of our borders, here's a handy guide to Game of Thrones, as if it were set in the US.

Kings Landing = Washington, DC It's the capitol, it's full of corrupt people vying for titles, and it's built on the backs of the poor. Everyone is vying for the Iron Throne and it's hard to figure out who to root for. Winterfell = Boston, MA Beautiful in the summer and uninhabitable in the winter. The King's Road = I-95 A highly trafficked route from Winterfell to King's Landing, the road is littered with inns and merchants.